Lettering pen



Feb. 1 8, 1930. R. F. GEORGE 1,747,701

LETTERING PEN Filed May 11, 1927 Patented Feb; 18, 1930 PATENT OFFICEROSS F. GEORGE, F SEATTLE, WASHINGTN LETTERING PEN Application led May11, 1927. Serial No. 190,629.

My invention relates to improved pens. Heretofore pens have beenproduced which include a pen point proper, `provided with a Writingsurface or aspecial marking surface formed by bending or turning up thenibs` of the pen, and a feeder so combined with the pen point as to formtherewith a reservoir for ink. Pens as heretofore produced have beenprovided with both underv and over feeders, formed singly and in onepiece, and such feeders have been secured to the pen point in a varietyof Ways.

Heretofore pens of the character indicated have not been found entirelysatisfactory for the reason, among others, that no entirely satisfactoryor commercially practical method for attaching1 the feeder to the penpoint has been developed; and for the reason that the rear portion ofthe feeder, as heretofore attached, acts to unduly limit the insertionof the pen point into a pen holder.

NOW, it is the object of my invention to provide a lettering peninvolving in its construction a novel and elcient method of com- 1 25bining the pen point and feeder and of edec-` tively securing the feederto the pen point.

Having novv indicated, in a general Way,

the natureand purpose of my invention, I Will proceed to a detaileddescription thereo ,30 of With reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich there is illustrated a preferred embodiment and in Which Fig. l isa plan view of a blank for the formation of a feeder for a lettering penem- ".'35 bodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a kfeeder formed from the blank shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a side View ofthe feeder shown in Fig. 2. t

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a pen point.

Fig. 5 is a side View of the pen point shown in Fig. 4, With the feedershown in Fig. 3 attached; the application of the feeder being indicatedby dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the subject of Fig. 5.

fFig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7 7, Fi 6.

Fig. 8 is a plan View offa blank for a modill) :tied form of feeder.

in'relation to the central member, as Would Fig. 9 is a sectional viewof a lettering pen embodying a. modification of my invention.

Referringy to Figures 1-7 inclusive, in which l have shown an embodimentof my invention as applied to a letteringpen, a indicates a feederblank, preferably stamped from some light metal, as brass. The feederformed from the blank a and shown in Figures 2 and 3 comprises an overfeeder por- 60 tion b, of conventional `vshape and including a portionadapted to overlie the Writing surface f of a penl point, `an underfeeder portion @,and aloody` or connectorportion CZ from opposite sidesof Which extend lateral-ears e. Thek feeder may be provided, ifdesired-,\vith longitudinal slots g/ to facilitate cleaning, or in placeof 'the 1slots y grooves may be provided to effect la division of theend load; and the portion b vmay, .70 if desired, be provided With vanaperture a through Which ink Will passwhenpressure is applied to themarking surface and-,through Which; it will return" on `release ofpressure, thusavoidng spreading over the edges of the marking.

rIhe pen point m is provided with nibs bent up to form a marking surfacef, the nibs being formed byy slits g extending from the pierce holes 7L.The ends of the nibs are en- 80 larged to produce a marking surface ofsubstantial area'and of'desirable shape andthe slits g are'extending insubstantial parallelism from-the pierce holes through the neck z' of thenibs beyond which they are curved S5 -avvay Vfromeach other, or extendedat an angle, in orderthat the side members of thel marking" surface maynot be unduly ylarge occur "did the slits continue to the end of thenibs in substantial parallelism, Without weakening the neck of thenibs.The pen point at a distance from the pierceholes may be provided With aformation]I in its upper surface corresponding generally in size andyshape to the body of connector portion d of the feeder. At the rear endof the formation the pen point is' providedvvitha provided along theside `@ges of the formau on top of the pen with the body Z lying withinthe formation y', the under feeder portion c extending through thetransverse slot 7c and the ears extending through the longitudinal slotsl, see Fig. 5. The under feeder portion is then bent up to t-heunderside of the pen point and the ears bentagainst the under feederportion, thereby fastening the feeder as a whole securely to the penpoint.

It will be understood that the formation j may be either a depression ora raised portion, the body portion d of the feeder being shaped to fitthe pen point; and it will be further understood that the formation jmay be eliminated if desired. Referring now more particularly toFiguresv 8 and 9, which illustrate a modification of my invention, inconnection with a marking pen, the feeder a has formed in its bodyportion d a tongue m and in its under feeder portion c an opening n.

vThe feeder a is formed and assembled with the pen point in the samemanner as is the feeder a, however the tongue m, whenthe feeder isassembled is passed through an opening o, in the formation j in the penoint, through the opening n in the under eeder portion and finally bentagainst the under feedelgas shown in Fig. 9, to fasten the feedersecurely to the pen point.

Havlng now fully described my invention,

4. A pen comprising, in combination, a pen point provided with aformation in its upper surface and slotted transversely adjacent saidformation and a feeder having a body portion adapted to engage saidformation, the feeder extending through said transverse slot and beingbentupon itself to extend toward the nibs of said pen point adjacent tothe upper and lower surfaces of the -pen point.

5. A pen comprising, in combination, a pen point provided with adepression in its upper surface and slotted transversely andlongitudinally adjacent said depression and a feeder having a bodyportion adapted to seat in said depression, the feeder extending throughsaid transverse slot and being bent upon itself to extend toward thenibs of said pen 'point adjacent to the upper and lower surfaces of thepen point, said feeder being provided with an earextending through saidlongitudinal slot and adapted to secure the feeder to the pen point.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 3rd day of May, 1927.

ROSS F. GEORGE.

what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patentis A p1. A pencomprising, in combination, a pen point provided with an opening spacedfrom the marking surface of the pen and a feeder extendingthrough saidyopening and bent upon itself to form a pair of members extending towardthe nibs of said pen point adjacent the upper and lower surfaces of thepen point respectively.

2. A pencomprising, in combination, a pen point provided with an openingspaced from the marking surface of the pen and a feeder extendingthrough said opening and bent upon itself to form a pair of membersextendmg toward the nibs of said pen point adjacent 'the upper and lowersurfaces of the pen point respectively, a portion of said feeder beingprovided with a tongue adapted to engage with another portion of saidfeeder to secure said feeder to the pen point.

3. A pen comprising, in combination, a pen polnt provided wlth anopening spaced from n the marking surface of the pen and a feederextending through said opening and secured to the pen point, said feederbeing bent upon itself to extend toward the nibs of said pen pointadjacent the upper and lower surfaces Y vof thepen-point respectively. Y

